Labs are stupid?

[Varga]

Maybe people think they are stupid because they are so human orientated and eager to please? Border Collies are also extremely eager to please and are often considered the smartest breed.... but I most certainly do not consider Taggart to be smart, lol. He's eager to please, sure. And very, very willing to learn. But he does next to zero thinking on his own and has to be guided all the way through.
Now, that might just be my silly Border collie (and he is a mix after all...) but I have also noticed the same over eagerness in other border collies, so I imagine they must be somewhat similar. *shrug*
Anyway, I've met dozens of labradors and had several at my training classes. They usually are the best students, since they naturally tend to be good at focusing on their owners (that and they are usually also very food oriented and thus glue themselves to anyone offering hotdogs! ).
That lack of independence however, is probably what makes some people think of them as stupid.

[snakemama]

I get a lot of under-exercised overstimulated labs and goldens in my store. If I didn'tg et to see the other side of the coin, I'd probably think that all labs and goldens are obnoxious, hyperactive dogs that plow ahead of their owners, eat everything in sight, and don't listen.

I also get the occasional well behaved, well trained lab whose owners actually exercise it! THOSE dogs are wonderful.

[happylabs]

Labs are cool!

Labs aren't stupid; some just have stupid owners. That does not make the dog stupid.

[Sowa]

Watch out for this vicious attack dog ok?

[happylabs]

Watch out for this vicious attack dog ok?

Oh my goodness...I'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared! I think she is about to bare her teeth. Run! Hide! Oh wait, no, she is just going to lick you to death.

[Vette]

I dont think any breed of dog is stupid,, just that some dogs; regardless of breed may catch on faster then others. just like with people. nothing wrong with that.

i also dont think hair or fur color or gender determines dip-squat about a person or animals IQ either.

[kokopup]

Koko is a Lab Golden mix and she is anything but stupid. She has a tendencey to ignore me from time to time but I don't consider that as being stupid. She has never been hyper or distructive and I never hesitate taking her anywhere because she is alway a perfect lady. She understands everything that I say and percieves a lot that I don't say.

My sons lab Lucy gives the impression of being stupid because she is so hyper and out of control. She is a very smart dog but it is apparent that during her early puppy time she did not recieve the training she needed. This was no fault of my son since she just showed at his doorstep one day.